Tag: Associated Press

The Manhattan U.S. attorney says continuing budget cuts and hiring freezes in the justice system may force his office to make difficult decisions about which cases to pursue.

Manhattan prosecutor says budget cuts will hurt

Associated Press · December 3, 2013 5:00 am

In this Nov. 7, 2013 photo provided by McKenzie County Emergency Management is a fire at a saltwater disposal site in western North Dakota's McKenzie County. State officials are investigating the cause of an explosion and fire destroyed 13 storage tanks and resulted in a spill of 270 barrels of oil and 2,440 barrels of saltwater, a byproduct of oil and gas production. One barrel holds 42 gallons. (AP Photo/McKenzie County Emergency Management, Jerry Samuelson)

Energy and Environment

North Dakota launching website to notify public of spills

James MacPherson · December 3, 2013 5:00 am

The Supreme Court has turned away a Christian university's attempt to overturn a key part of the Obama administration's health care law. (Courtesy photo)

High court ends Liberty U. lawsuit over health law

Associated Press · December 2, 2013 2:46 pm

The number of people on food stamp rolls in Missouri has dropped since the state switched to a centralized processing system and slashed most in-person help for people seeking public assistance. (AP/M. Spencer Green)

Missouri food stamp rolls drop with less in-person help

Associated Press · December 2, 2013 5:00 am

In this Nov. 19, 2013 file photo, George P. Bush, the grandson of one former president and nephew of another, signs papers at the Republican Party of Texas headquarters in Austin, Texas, where he formally filed to run for Texas land commissioner. In a sharp pivot from a decade of Republican swagger in Texas, a bravado that comes with controlling every statewide office, conservatives are muffling mocking tones about Democrats and now openly calling them formidable. (AP File)

GOP rules Texas, but talking like they’re on ropes

Associated Press · December 2, 2013 5:00 am

Service Employees International Union members rally in the capitol rotunda before a Senate hearing on pension legislation at the state Capitol in Springfield Ill. (AP/Seth Perlman)

Unions target Illinois Democrats in pension reform battle

Kerry Lester · December 2, 2013 5:00 am

FILE - In this Nov. 26, 2012 file photo, passengers walk through security portals at the Atlantic City International Airport in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. The doors are designed to keep people from coming back through exits to secure areas, and to keep the TSA from posting a guard at such exits. (AP Photo/The Press of Atlantic City, Michael Ein, File) MANDATORY CREDIT

National Security

Glass exit portals: Security to leave the airport

Carolyn Thompson · December 2, 2013 5:00 am

A Department of Homeland Security U.S. Customs and Border Protection Video Inspection Station in Buffalo, N.Y.

Sen. Chuck Schumer calls for more border agents in Buffalo

Associated Press · December 2, 2013 5:00 am

Fast-food protests planned for 100 cities

Candice Choi · December 2, 2013 5:00 am

The Institute for Supply Management says its index of manufacturing activity rose in November to 57.3. That's the up from 56.4 in October and the highest since April 2011. A reading above 50 indicates growth. (AP File)

US manufacturing grows at fastest in 2 1/2 years

Associated Press · December 2, 2013 5:00 am

Shaun Campbell, left, and partner Tony Singh are congratulated by guests after their wedding at the Sheraton Waikiki on Monday in Honolulu. (AP/Marco Garcia)

Gay weddings become reality in Hawaii with new law

Oskar Garcia · December 2, 2013 5:00 am

Shoppers visit Target on Saturday, in New York. Despite signs that the economy is improving. (AP/Bebeto Matthews)

Record crowds over weekend, but spending declined

Associated Press · December 2, 2013 5:00 am